Author: Kevin Bacon
TRAINING: Annual Governance & Accountability Return
Annual Governance & Accountability Return for Councils within the £25k to £200k Income Levels
Friday 22 May, 2pm
Pauline James is running this course for councils within the £25k to £200k receipts/payments levels. The will cover the reconciliation of the cashbook to the bank statements, completion of the AGAR form, the variance analysis and everything you need to send to... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 21 May 2020 10:00 by Kevin Bacon
Updated remote meetings guidance
National ALC has updated its guidance on holding remote meetings to include more information on risks, security and using telephone conference calls. This is in addition to the advice we have produced locally in Norfolk
Posted: Wed, 20 May 2020 15:00 by Kevin Bacon
TRAINING: Role of the Clerk - Induction Training
Delivered by Gabbie, this is our essential foundation training for new Clerks, and covers the your role, the role of the Council and the Councillors as well as powers and duties, standing orders, meetings, finance, information management, planning, elections, casual vacancies and co-option and much more.
Part One - The Core Roles – 23 June
Part Two - Law & Procedures - 24 June
Part Three -... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 15 May 2020 11:00 by Kevin Bacon
TRAINING: An Introduction to Neighbourhood Planning
Wednesday 27 May, 10am and Thursday 28 May, 7pm
Rachel Leggett's session is designed to give Town and Parish Councils an understanding of what is involved in the development of a Neighbourhood Plan. To include: what is and is not a Neighbourhood Plan, an overview of the Neighbourhood Plan process, how to get started with confidence, developing a vision and objectives, writing the plan, what else could... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 14 May 2020 11:00 by Kevin Bacon
Latest news on Zoom free account functionality
Following conversations with some Clerks yesterday, we can now confirm, following clarification from Zoom, that a free Zoom account does not provide a facility for participants to connect by phone only.
Councils wishing to use Zoom as their platform for remote council meetings, will need to purchase a licence for this phone-in function. There is currently a 20% discount code that can be applied to a... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 13 May 2020 14:00 by Kevin Bacon
National ALC Report on Local Elections 2019
National ALC has published its report on local (parish and town) council elections. Their research found that 53% of councils and councillors used social media to promote elections. 71% of councils want to pilot online voting, 62% would like the election candidate form simplified, 65% used NALC's resources, and 51% were aware of NALC's Make a Change campaign. Their analysis looks at behaviours, experiences,... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 13 May 2020 13:00 by Kevin Bacon
Top CiLCA marks for Norfolk Clerks
Our CilCA students have been taking advantage of the current lock-down to complete their portfolios and upload to EMMA and they are now claiming just reward for their efforts. During the last few days, the following Norfolk Clerks have attained their qualification.
Helen Richardson; Parish Clerk and RFO to Stoke Ferry Parish Council, Wereham Parish Council and Southery Parish Council.
Helen began her... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 11 May 2020 16:30 by Kevin Bacon
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Financial Support - DHCLG Response
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Posted: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:30 by Kevin Bacon
Coronavirus – Local, co-ordinated response in the Parishes of Loddon, Chedgrave, Hales & Heckingham and surrounding areas
At a very early stage (on 16th March), Councillor Jeremy Rowe united a small group of local people that included representatives from the different parish councils and South Norfolk District Council's Early Help Hub. The group of seven produced 4,000 leaflets, which were then distributed to every home across the area, as well as being given out at strategic points, for example outside the local Co-op... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 06 May 2020 14:00 by Kevin Bacon
More CiLCA Success
Congratulations to Helen Richardson, Clerk at Stoke Ferry and Wereham and Mike Inder, Clerk at Boughton, Shouldham and Wiggenhall St Germans parish councils, who are the latest to join those who've obtained their CiLCA qualification after being successfully tutored by Gabbie, our CiLCA recognised trainer. Well done Helen and Mike!
Book a place on our CiLCA Introduction if you want more information on... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 06 May 2020 10:00 by Kevin Bacon